Miss Evers' Boys
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Miss Evers' Boys is a 1997 historical drama film that dramatizes the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study through the perspective of a devoted Black nurse caring for unwitting patients.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miss Evers' Boys canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9113563 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Miss Evers' Boys Context triple: [Alfre Woodard, notableWork, Miss Evers' Boys]
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A.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
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B.
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Lee Daniels' The Butler is a 2013 historical drama film that follows an African-American butler who serves multiple U.S. presidents in the White House, exploring decades of civil rights and social change.
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C.
And the Band Played On
"And the Band Played On" is a 1993 HBO docudrama film about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, adapted from Randy Shilts's non-fiction book of the same name.
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D.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 romantic comedy film set in 1930s London, following a dowdy governess who becomes entangled in the glamorous, chaotic life of an aspiring actress over the course of a single transformative day.
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E.
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film about the decades-long relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her Black chauffeur in the American South, adapted from Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miss Evers' Boys Target entity description: Miss Evers' Boys is a 1997 historical drama film that dramatizes the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study through the perspective of a devoted Black nurse caring for unwitting patients.
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A.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
-
B.
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Lee Daniels' The Butler is a 2013 historical drama film that follows an African-American butler who serves multiple U.S. presidents in the White House, exploring decades of civil rights and social change.
-
C.
And the Band Played On
"And the Band Played On" is a 1993 HBO docudrama film about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, adapted from Randy Shilts's non-fiction book of the same name.
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D.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 romantic comedy film set in 1930s London, following a dowdy governess who becomes entangled in the glamorous, chaotic life of an aspiring actress over the course of a single transformative day.
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E.
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film about the decades-long relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her Black chauffeur in the American South, adapted from Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Miss Evers' Boys (play)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuskegee syphilis study ⓘ |
| character |
Caleb Humphries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Brodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Eunice Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Donald M. Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
human experimentation in the United States
ⓘ
medical ethics ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| director | Joseph Sargent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| hasTheme | informed consent in medicine ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | television film ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| producer | Laurence Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-02-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Walter Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alfre Woodard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craig Sheffer NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Fishburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Obba Babatundé NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Tuskegee syphilis study NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Eunice Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Walter Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miss Evers' Boys Description of subject: Miss Evers' Boys is a 1997 historical drama film that dramatizes the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study through the perspective of a devoted Black nurse caring for unwitting patients.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.